Copper Dice!

Hi Everyone,So the hot and lazy days of summer are here finally! It's a good time to hunker down and get some things done in my cool basement shop...Today I have some solid copper dice finished. These are not drilled for bead chain. They are made of grade C147 which is a sulphur copper alloy and it is much harder and more machineable than ordinary pure copper. A great choice for this application. I have given them a super long tumbling session which...

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Summer Sales

How can you resist the Summer Sales? These are my favourites:YSL starfish print wedges by NetaporterMarc Jacobs top by Van Mildert Altuzarra tropical shirt via NetaporterStella Mccartney Hawaiian t-shirt by FarfetchAlexander Wang small golf bag via MytheresaIsabel Marant Zora platform sandals by Netaporter ...

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New in: Pink

I love floral prints and fluo pink for Summer!The floral printed top is from H&M and the fluo pink bag is from Zara. Enjoy your d...

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Smartbuyglasses giveaway winner

The winner of the SmartBuyGlasses giftvoucher of 150 euro is Denise. Congratulations Denise, SmartBuyGlasses will contact you about your price.To those that weren’t lucky this time around, I have some things I know you’ll love to giveaway in the coming wee...

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Aztec

We shot these photos yesterday evening about 21.00 and it was still 18 degrees and sunny, so nice! The weather forecast for tomorrow is also very good, 27 degrees!!! Is the Dutch Summer finally here to stay? I defintely hope so!I am wearing aztec pants from Sugarlips, leather biker jacket from Topshop, clutch and sunglasses from Beginningboutique, Michael Kors watch and heels from Za...

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Plain Ti Wrunts

Good afternoon everyone! Hope your week is going well. It's a bit gloomy here this afternoon but at least the temps are comfortable.So, the party continues. :D Today I have more stonewashed titanium Wrunts finished. I decided to leave these alone and not do any colors because I know there are lots of folks who like them plain. Indeed these would make great user pieces. The grinds are like the first couple of batches and there are even more variations...

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Just arrived at my closet: Zara slingbacks

I was really obessed with the Liya heels from Alexander Wang. But unfortunately, the black ones were sold out everywhere and I didn't not like the burgundy colored ones that much. Luckily Zara was that nice to bring out a very good copy. Ok, they are not as amazing as the Wangs but really beautiful for their price. I love them alrea...

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Pink Belly Wrunts

Hi Folks,OK, let's see if I have the blogger software figured out and have paragraphs again...I had a setting wrong the last few times and so ended up with run on paragraphs.Tool Updates: More ti Wrunts (in plain stonewashed) are almost ready to go after these ones below...a few more ti Dice are coming up (with holes) and around the end of the week or weekend I should have solid (no holes) copper dice completed. In addition, I am told that the CPM...

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New in: Michael Kors watch

Hope you had a nice weekend? Just a quick post to show you my new Michael Kors watch, bold and edgy, the perfect accessory that can make an outf...

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Onion print

I am wearing a Dolce & Gabbana inspired blouse from Romwe, Mango skirt, Zara heels, VJ-style bag, Seiko watch and Beginningboutique sunglasses.Have a great weekend and thanks for readi...

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Shake It Up Baby!

Hi Everyone! Hope your week is going well...it's quite hot here today and tomorrow so I'm hunkering down and trying to get a little bit of work done indoors. So today I have the first wave of something new and a little bit different...now, dice have been done before by various makers and even dice beads have been made in the past but to my knowledge these are the first TITANIUM dice beads ever made. These are something that I have wanted to make...

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Aquarius

I was so happy to find this aquarium print dress from Primark on Ebay. As for the shape and print, it totally reminds me of Mary Katrantzou's collection which I absolutely adore!The bag is from VJ-style bag, the necklace is from Miss Fluff Jewellery, the watch is from Seiko, the bracelet is from Beginningboutique and the heels are from Jessica Simpson.Have a great d...

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Matte Brass Whistles

Good Morning and Happy Weekend! I've had these whistles kicking around the shop for a year or more and just couldn't seem to get around to finishing them. Anyway, I was getting tired of looking at them sitting on the shelf so I decided it's time to finish them up and move them on out. As I was putting them together I decided to try a little experiment and give them a light bead blast and I really like the resulting matte finish, something a little...

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Maliparmi

I love this dress that Italian brand Maliparmi send to me, the silk fabric and print is amazing! I can't wait to wear it! Be sure to check out their online shop, they have an incredible collection that I am sure you will love as much as I do!Have a great weeke...

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Super Juice

Hi Folks, Well it's been a couple of great days in the shop. I spent quite a bit of time NOT working on tools for a change and instead doing some much needed and long overdue cleanup and organizing. Also some important maintenance stuff that I have been putting off for months. The good news is that I should be able to work a little smarter this summer and be able to keep myself somewhat sane in the process but perhaps that is too much to ask. ;)...

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Paisley

How are you guys doing? I am in my final week of my study year, which means that I am very busy with handing in all papers..Here is my look of the day which we shot just before the weather started to transform from sunny and warm into clouds and rain again :)Oh, don't you just love the Dutch weather..Paisley print dress from Glamorous, H&M trend jacket, ring and bag from VJ-style, ASOS hat and Isabel Marant Franklin boo...

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Colored Titanium

Folks, just a reminder, those finger oils will dull the anodizing on titanium. To revive the vivid colors just spray with Windex or other glass cleaner and then wipe with a soft cloth or towel. It will perk the colors right back up again. Of course, this will not remove scratches, impact marks or brassing from keys but for simple finger oils and dirt this will work wonde...

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Cartoon cars

Miuccia Prada's cartoon car print dress has been on my Summer wishlist for a long time. So I was extremely happy when I discovered this Prada inspired car print dress from Romwe. I added my cat-eye sunglasses from Prada, vintage bag and the heels from Elie Saab to create the complete "vintage Americana feel". Have a great start of the week and thanks for readi...

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Smartbuyglasses giveaway

Did you always wanted to own a pair of Prada or Celine sunglasses? This is your chance!I am hosting a giveaway with SmartBuyGlasses and one lucky winner will win a giftvoucher of 150 euro to buy the designer sunglasses of her or his dreams!What do you have to do to win: - Like Smartbuyglasses on Facebook and on Twitter and share this on your own Facebook and Twitter page.- Leave a comment here with your emailaddress and Facebookname so that I can...

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Ti Wrunts with Tiki Grinds

Hi Folks, Whew, it's been so busy here that I'm running around like a chicken with his head cut off. We're getting there though. The 3V Semi Roid Prybabies went to heat treat yesterday finally so that was very good. Couple of weeks and they will be back. Many other things are happening too, it's a very interesting year to say the least! Tonight I have the4 very first wave of ti Wrunts done. I decided to tweak the design a bit, adding the tiki grind...

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Blue & green

   My look of the day: trousers from Romwe, top from Mango, H&M hair ring, necklace from Ishineaccessories, bag from VJ-style and Acne alice platforms. Thanks for reading and a happy Thursd...

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